Trent is a European based author covering airlines in the oneworld alliance, plus those flying in the Irish, British and Australian markets. He also produces comprehensive and unbiased flight reviews. For variety, Trent intersperses all of this with pieces on aviation history, commentary on current industry happenings and travel tips for frequent and infrequent flyers.

Yes, i have flown with Air Astana numerous times over the last 3 years flying between Astana and London, Almaty and Almaty to Bangkok. They are a fantastic airline with a very enjoyable service. For me they are head and shoulders above British Airways. Also being British and having lived in Kazakhstan for 3 years i can honestly say its a wonderful country. The people are incredibly friendly, an interesting culture and stunningly beautiful landscapes ranging from flat steppe to mountainous areas, lush vegitation to deserts, blistering summer heat in the south to arctic winter conditions in the north. Kazakhstan… Read more »

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1 month ago

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Great to hear you’ve had such good experiences with Air Astana and that’s some praise putting them above British Airways! The fact you keep using them says a lot.

Kazakhstan clearly should be high on my list of places to visit. I did know they had a varied landscape but it’s great to hear from someone on the ground about it. Really appreciate you taking the time to reply. I’ll have to check out some more details on both the airline and the country!